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The board approved switching to a single-invoice billing system for the emergency ordinance, reducing manual steps since most landowners accept the tiered water allocation. Staff updated the board on four well mitigation cases and a possible proactive re-drill incentive to reduce interim supply costs. Staff reported the Greater Kaweah stakeholder committee recommended replacing overdraft allocation with a supplemental supply allocation.
Staff reported that the MLRP grant was extended one year by the legislature and that up to five full-scale projects may come before the board in September. Growers were reminded to complete self-reporting in the groundwater accounting platform before the end-of-September deadline. Staff also reported coordination between the Erie pipeline project and MLRP efforts to enable data collection and multi-benefit planning on Sand Creek and Mustang Creek.
Staff said 2027 SWP charges appear up ~7% but include an ~$866,000 error DWR plans to rebill; without it, charges should be about flat. At 45% allocation, staff estimated ~$249/AF, though that figure will change with the corrected bill. SWP allocation remains 45%. The State Water Board released a draft San Joaquin Delta plan; comments are due Sept. 18 and a hearing is set for Oct. 28-29.
Board gave consensus direction to open CVP water ordering wide open/first-come, first-served to move about 11,000 AF by Oct. 31. Staff said most canals would run except East Poplar; water could be used for irrigation or sunk/recharged, with discussion of $205/AF current-year water and separate $135/AF recharge invoices (prior-year blend) expected soon after parcel-split fixes.
The board approved a temporary emergency stormwater discharge agreement with Manteca, including reserving 16 acre-feet per year for the Tara Park school sites drainage needs. Lobbyists said wildfire liability reforms did not pass, and PG&E later said it would defer $2 billion in capital spending. AB 2026 was held again, and the governor may extend or issue an executive order for winter diversions.
